In the wake of IMO decisions on shipping emissions, rival perspectives have resurfaced on the potential of LNG to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from ships. At the seventieth sitting of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in October, a global O.5% cap on fuel sulphur was set for 2020 and two new NOx emission control areas, in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, were designated with effect from 1 January 2021. A mandatory fuel consumption data collection system was also established as the first step towards further measures to reduce CO_2 emissions.
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